SATURDAY night finished in a mess and it’s a mess is going to take a bit of cleaning up. A cloud of mixed emotion hung over the SSE Arena. Disappointment, relief, frustration, anger, sadness, pride… Relief for the Lewis Crocker camp because their man somehow got out of there with a victory despite getting a boxing lesson from Paddy Donovan.

Lewis Crocker has shared a photo showing the injuries he suffered in his fight with Paddy Donovan. The Belfast man is now the mandatory challenger for the IBF world welterweight title after Donovan was disqualified from their Belfast showdown for hitting Crocker after the bell had sounded in the eighth round.

Billy Nelson is fully focused on a world title bid for Lewis Crocker with the Belfast man now a mandatory challenger for a shot at the IBF

Belfast's Lewis Crocker wins a dramatic IBF eliminator against Paddy Donovan after his opponent is disqualified for delivering a punch after the bell at the end of the eighth round.

Promoter Eddie Hearn was last night caught in a crossfire, but came out admitting he felt it was only fair that Paddy Donovan landed a rematch with Lewis Crocker

Former WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew did not hold back when giving his thoughts on referee Marcus McDonell's decision to disqualify Paddy

Paddy Donovan thought he had just secured a shot at a world title after knocking Lewis Crocker down for a second time in an IBF world welterweight title final eliminator on Saturday night

Limerick fighter Paddy Donovan says he has already requested a rematch after his controversial disqualification in his IBF world title eliminator against Lewis Crocker.

A large brawl kicked off following the controversial world title eliminator between Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan on Saturday night. Crocker was named the winner following the referee's decision to disqualify Donovan after he punched the Belfast man after the final bell had sounded at the end of the eighth round.